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Belgians in northeast Wisconsin

Why the Belgian prune pie is at home in Wisconsin
A link: https://topographickitchens.substack.com/p/why-the-belgian-prune-pie-is-at-home
"Southern Door's Belgians have Celtic background influence" from the June 20, 1978 Door County Advocate
Josie Wautlet writes about the Celts, a group of related tribes, and also about Belgian traditions.
"Pioneer Belgian Women Had Amazing Endurance" from the March 22, 1962 Door County Advocate
About a dozen contiguous townships between Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay make up a large tract of beautiful farming country largely populated by people of…
"Door county cherry growing primarily a family enterprise" from the August 3, 1978 Door County Advocate
By JOHN ENIGL
"Devout Belgian settlers built shrines out of faith, gratitude" from the September 7, 1978 Door County Advocate
Wayside chapels are small, the largest being about 8 by 10 feet. Sometimes they have two small windows on either side, but mostly the only light comes…
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